CPV-ESA-NOA-Best practice protocol for validation of Aerosol, Cloud, and Precipitation Profiles

The ACPV project aims to establish common validation practices for spaceborne profilers with respect to aerosol, clouds and precipitation. To achieve this goal, specific objectives need to be attained:

Objective 1. community convergence on best practices for validation of aerosol and cloud, and precipitation profiles

Objective 2. development of a sub-orbital-to-orbital transformation tool for radar, and implement similar studies over open validation issues, supporting such best practices

Objective 3. document the consensus and the best practices for validation of aerosol and cloud, and precipitation profiles

Objective 4. promote the implementation of the best practices in the wider communities, enabling further development and adaptation of the practices beyond this activity by those communities.

The project is coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (ΝΟΑ/IAASARS) and the complete ACPV consortium consists of more than 56 partners including space agencies, institutes and universities.

Contribution of TROPOS

The involvement and contribution of TROPOS to the project has been significant, since RSD scientists were responsible of providing historical data and performing a gap analysis to support community convergence on the best practices (WP3000). Additionally, selected studies were performed to minimize the knowledge gaps identified by the aforementioned analysis (WP4000).